Air Transport

Lufthansa is calling on the EC to suspend the “radically unequal” EU-Qatar air transport agreement, in light of “serious corruption allegations.”

Carriers in the Scandinavian region have a good track record when it comes to emissions; this week, we investigate whether this has continued into 2024.

Africa's Air Tanzania has been banned from operating to and within the EU under the latest iteration of the EU Air Safety List.

Turkish Airlines is resuming flights to Benghazi in Libya after a decade-long suspension.

An emergency rescue plan to save Congo Airways, the flag-carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – at serious risk of losing its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and IATA approval in September this year – has been instigated.

Flydubai has unveiled its new Business Class Lounge at Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB).

Flydubai has received awards in two categories at the annual Aviation Innovation Awards.

Etihad Airways launched its new service to Nairobi, Kenya, on December 15, 2024.

IndiGo has announced four new codeshare connections to Houston (IAH), Atlanta (ATL), Miami (MIA), and Los Angeles (LAX), via Istanbul, effective December 18, 2024.

Air India has announced significant updates to its international route network starting 2025.

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.

Alaska Air Group is seeing a unique opportunity to grow the business it operates today by multiples.

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.

TURKISH AIRLINES agreed to lease five GTF-powered A321neos from SMBC Aviation Capital for delivery in 2025.

FLYBONDI plans February 3 to begin Buenos Aires-Rio Gallegos (737), its 19th destination in Argentina.

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For September-November 2024, narrowbody deliveries were down 5% year-over-year, widebody deliveries fell 50%, and regional aircraft deliveries were up 16%.

For September-November 2024, narrowbody orders fell 23% year-over-year, while widebody orders fell 57%.

Romanian carrier Animawings is joining the Airbus A220 family, with the arrival of its first example of the type imminent.

London Heathrow has seen a major change in its ownership with the former largest shareholder Ferrovial selling down its stake in the airport.

Airbus and Daher are negotiating for the potential acquisition of some Daher activities in A320 family aerostructures subassembly near Nantes, Western France.

Media reports are saying Syrian airspace could reopen to commercial flights anywhere between the next few days and Dec. 18.

The U.S. DOT has fined two foreign airlines a total of $825,000 for flying in prohibited airspace while carrying U.S. airline codeshare flight designators.

LCC EasyJet is launching 27 new routes from Italy, offering more than 1.5 million extra seats in the coming 2025 summer season.

Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with, Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior of Bahrain, for the purchase of nine H145 helicopters.